Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady overall, feeder heifers mostly steady. Good demand for this large offering of feeder cattle, best demand was seen on light weight cattle to background. Many long strings of home-raised spring born steers and heifers, including full load lots, quality was very attractive but at times they were carrying extra flesh condition. There were several consignments of yearling steers and heifers. The flesh condition on the yearlings was pretty heavy overall, especially the heifers. Cattle feeders are watching flesh conditions closely and bidding accordingly. The market was active, but not as fever pitched as it's been, as there has been a huge volume of cattle moved across the greater region since the start of the year. Next week expecting 5,000 feeder cattle starting at 9:00 am.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $345.34/cwt on 343 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −135.41 against this barn's trailing median of $480.75.

Average price

$345.34

343 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$21.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.39

vs SD average

+2.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	346.65	1,962	322
Medium and Large 1-2	565	325.33	1,838	21

One grade step is worth $21.31/cwt here — about $123 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $538.85, low $442.27, median $480.75 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale343 hd

345.34

—

SD average6 barns · 3,031 hd

354.73

−9.39

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

+2.89

This barn, trailing median18 sales

480.75

−135.41

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

57 lots · USDA AMS · Mitchell Livestock Auction - Mitchell, SD

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	297.29/cwt	281.00–308.00	2,149	341
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	232.17/cwt	231.00–233.00	2,029	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,919	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,445	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,590	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	547	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,832	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	422.75/cwt	410.00–442.50	1,788	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,124	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,532	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	953	247.46/cwt	247.00–248.00	2,358	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	384.26/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,960	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	383.88/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,816	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	312.57/cwt	303.00–323.00	2,125	279
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	796	259.75/cwt	259.75–259.75	2,068	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,950	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,990	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,937	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,725	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,789	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	902	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,282	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	276.45/cwt	276.00–277.00	1,689	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,106	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	848	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	2,234	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	543	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,901	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	873	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,156	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	730	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,029	13
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,671	70
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,014	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,312	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	329.45/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,568	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,160	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	283.29/cwt	277.00–301.00	1,932	284
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	405.76/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,518	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	304.61/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,788	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	959	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,388	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	238.25/cwt	237.50–239.50	2,206	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	254.62/cwt	249.00–257.00	2,101	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	687	269.27/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,850	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	349	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,605	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	296.31/cwt	286.00–300.50	1,852	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	2,321	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	964	255.33/cwt	255.00–255.50	2,461	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	255.25/cwt	250.00–262.50	2,399	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	333.09/cwt	318.00–340.00	2,029	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	261.19/cwt	254.00–264.75	2,003	272
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	331.86/cwt	311.00–350.00	1,759	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	273.06/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,947	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	967	232.90/cwt	232.00–233.75	2,252	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	880	232.54/cwt	230.00–236.00	2,046	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	285.10/cwt	277.00–290.00	2,184	149
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,130	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	339.46/cwt	327.50–360.00	1,959	265
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	267.90/cwt	264.00–275.50	2,336	218
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,495	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1000–1050	1,015	223.00/cwt	221.00–224.00	2,263	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	359.16/cwt	350.00–371.00	1,577	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	281.20/cwt	271.50–287.25	2,328	645

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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